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Summer Gala -
Saturday 24th June 2006,
1pm-4pm
St
Peter’s
Church Centre, Lake
Lock Rd
The annual St Peter’s Summer Gala was held on Saturday 24th
June
in the field next to the Church Centre. It was a very happy
and
successful event and raised £2,548 for church
funds. There
was a wonderful atmosphere during the day, and everyone seemed to have
a great time, browsing the stalls and watching the various
entertainment. A huge number of people came—more
than last
year it appeared—and the organisers were delighted and very
grateful that so many people from the local community came along to
support the event.
Despite a heavy shower of rain in the morning whilst the stalls were
being set up, the weather in the afternoon was nearly perfect: warm,
dry and still. The grounds at the Church Centre looked very
attractive, with bunting strung along the trees, and gazebos erected
over each of the stalls. Many thanks to everyone who gave
their
time to clear the field of rubbish
beforehand and afterwards, and particularly to
the Scouts and the stall holders who worked so tirelessly to set all
the stalls up and to take everything down again afterwards.
There were lots of stalls to browse amongst: cakes, bottle tombla,
toys, raffle, tombola, bric-a-brac, books, sweets, plants, jewellery,
‘guess the football team’, and face
painting. New
this year were a nearly-new clothes stall and henna painting, which was
particularly popular with the teenagers. Refreshments
included a
BBQ, pop and crisps, and cream teas.
The gala was officially opened at 1pm by Ed Balls MP who spent time
visiting all the stalls and talking to lots of his
constituents.
During the afternoon, the spectators were treated to lots of
entertainment in the central arena: the Stanley Starlights Majorettes,
the Christine Popple School of Dance, and the Normanton Dog Training
Club who gave a wonderful demonstration of dog obedience, agility and
ingenuity.
The Grand Raffle was a considerable success and raised
£1,041. Many thanks to all those who sold the
tickets, and
of course, those who bought them. A list of the prize winners
is
on display on the church noticeboard. We are particularly
grateful to all the local businesses and individuals who contributed
the wonderful prizes including: Gledhill’s butchers, Thatched
House pub, Reehal Off-License & News shop, the Co-op store on
Lake
Lock Road, Red’s hairdressers, Moss Chemist on Lake Lock
Road,
Kev’s fish shop, and the Lilac Beauty Salon. Thanks
also to
John Janusz, the manager of the Co-op supermarket in Outwood who
permitted us to sell tickets there.
The whole gala was a wonderfully busy, entertaining and fun-packed
afternoon. A huge thank-you goes to all the organisers,
stall-holders, and above all, everyone who came along and supported the
event.
Remember 2005's Gala?
Here's a
reminder!
